The Washington Times reports that the private sector is lagging behind the government in allowing staff to telecommute or telework.
Forty-four percent of federal employees are allowed to “telework” compared with 15 percent in the private sector, according to a new survey by CDW Government Inc., a government technology provider.
In reading this, I believe the reason for this is that the government has a bit more concern about disaster prevention. Note this finding too:
Only 33 percent of private-sector employees said they could continue to work remotely if their offices were closed because of a disaster, according to the survey.
Some companies are taking the lead… if employees have a good track record “in house”.
At Sprint Nextel, managers have discretion over telecommuting, though the Reston company prefers for employees to have worked there for at least six months. Their Work Anywhere program provides employees with a productivity kit, which includes items such as a cell phone, laptop and flash-drive device
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